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Scotland Food and Drink launch Ambition 2030

Scotland Food and Drink has launched a new initiative to more than double turnover in the sector by 2030.

'Ambition 2030' sets out Scotland Food and Drink's strategy to increase the sector's turnover to £30bn within 13 years - with a focus of driving sales in the UK and overseas.

The sector is currently worth £14.4 billion annually, 119,000 people are working directly in the industry, and food manufacturing in Scotland is growing at twice the rate of the UK average for the sector.

The 2030 strategy has identified collaboration as the most important ingredient in the sector’s success to date, with plans to deepen joint-working between the industry, government and its agencies in the coming years, as well as to make support easier to access for businesses.

We need to work harder to look after and grow our biggest market for food & drink - the rest of the UK

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At Johnston Carmichael we believe that food and drink is the place to be in Scotland. There is no doubt that our farmers and fisherman produce the best quality beef, fish and seafood.

Our water is at the heart of the phenomenal long term success that is Scotch Whisky and we now punch above our weight in the UK with our Craft Spirits and Craft Beer.

We are also a nation of innovators with a constant flow of new products and businesses.

However, we need to celebrate this success with the next generation - and work harder to look after and grow our biggest market - the rest of the UK.

Find out how the team at Johnston Carmichael can help you to grow your business on our dedicated Food & Drink page.

If the newsreader was launching his campaign for positive news again today, food and drink in Scotland would be a great place to start. A quarter of a century ago, we were a basket case. Our diet of deep fried everything was a national joke and local produce in my home town of Dumfries meant cans of condensed milk from the Carnation factory down the road.

There’s certainly change afoot in Scotland’s economy. While political uncertainty and declining oil revenues will inevitably dominate the conversation, less is being said about the areas of significant promise.